L'expertise Au Sein D'une Diplomatie Multilatérale - Expertise in the Multilateral Diplomacy

In an increasingly interconnected global context, multilateral negotiations have become more complex, requiring specialized expertise to enhance international discussions and global decision-making in the face of common challenges. However, the need for expertise continues to increase.

The paper focuses on understanding social relations and the various forms of expertise that emerge, establish themselves, and gain legitimacy within the arenas of multilateral diplomacy, such as United Nations agencies. In other words, how do expertise interact in this environment, and how are these skills convened, legitimized, or contested during decision-making processes?

To address these questions, we will discuss several authors’ studies, particularly focusing on Francis Chateauraynaud whose work examines pragmatic transformation illustrated by six social logics: the dominant discourse, the dominant device, the milieu, controlled by a hegemonic entity, the heterogeneous interacting milieux, the alternative device (emerging risks and protests), and counter-discourse. The interaction of these elements signifies transformations. The first occurs through the encounter between the dominant discourse and the counter-discourse, the device and alternative device, and the controlled and heterogeneous environments.

Studying these transformations enables us to understand how expertise is formed, circulated, and realized, whether claimed or not. The paper highlights the process of socializing diplomatic and technical expertise within these complex and dynamic arenas, where alliances are easily forged and dissolved according to specific compromises and diplomatic protocols. Consequently, various forms of hybridization of expertise deserve to be examined further.

To this end, empirical research will gather participatory observations, interviews, and documentary investigations.